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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, November 21, 1963 -'-- "" County Agent's Office Workshop To Hold Farm Wives' Interest By N. C. ANDERSON Interest is high in the Farm Management Workshop, sched uled for December 10-11, 17 and 18 as prc-enrollment forms are returned to the office. A letter mailed to all of our farm families, announcing the work shop, went out last week. While not much encouragement was given the farm wife in attend ing the farm management short course held three years ago, spec ial emphasis is being placed in her attendance for this session. Manning Becker, farm man agement specialist, who will as sist with the workshop, pointed out in recent correspondence that Morrow county has been the only county where farm management workshops have been held in the past that women did not attend. In other counties, women have made up 20 to 30 of the at tendance and in most cases, were most interested in the course. Manning Becker stated, "I per sonally feel that it is a good Idea to ask the wives to partici pate. (You may find that in some cases the wife will attend by herself). Since many of the wives do keep the records these are the people we should be reaching." As a result of this in terest by the women, we spend most of the first day on income tax management. The second day will be a ie view of decision making and economic principles and improv ing farm accounts. During the last two days, time will be spent on analyzing farm records, com puting efficiency factors, using farm records, including budget ing and adjustments, Some time will be spent on enterprise ac counting and machinery cost an alysis. Many who attended the workshop in 1900 indicated that they thoroughly enjoyed the sessions. We feel that this one will be even better. We urge those who have not sent in their pre-enrollment forms, to get them in soon in order that we can plan accord ingly. The sessions are scheduled from 10:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to' 3:00 each day. Medusahead Bulletins Available A new Oregon State bulletin, Special Report 149, "Medusahead A Threat to Oregon Range Land," is fresh off the press. The bulle tin gives the geographic distri bution of the infestation of Medusahead, a description of this weedy grass, which is .desig nated as one of the primary range weed problems in Oregon. It discusses its environment im pact on range land economy and gives control methods and man agement. The bulletin, among other things, points out that first con cern should be the recognition of the weed so that spot infes tations may be reliably identi fied. A program of early treat ment of these spots may mean the difference between a full scale invasion of Medusahead in to virtually all ranges presently dominated by cheatgrass or other annuals and successfully lviing with this weedy grass. It further points out that a well planned system of proper range use and management is an es sential part of a success pro gram to combat Medusahead. Medusahead, while only ldin tlfied a few years ago in Morrow county, we believe has been with us on ranges in the foothills of the Hardman country for many years. It will spread quite rap idly where poor range manage ment conditions are found. Since everyone should recognize the potential of Medusahead, we suggest that they call for a copy of the new bulletin hero at our office. New Rodent Bait Available Fall Is hero and cooler weath er always drives rats ami mice Indoors. These rodents are seek ing shelter in the houses, barns, machinery sheds, feed rooms, and oilier buildings. This is the time of year to give consider ation to a baiting program before numbers build up and Ihese rats SIRES-ANDERSON BULL SALE Dec. 4 WEDNESDAY At Highway 30 BULLS Ernest Sires Echo, Oregon vaixm neto .-J4.li.Wl, ill 1 and mice become a big problem for you. Research has done much in the way of developing new baits that are relatively safe for use around the premises without worrying about cats and dogs being harmed. Several years ago, a new anti-coagulant bait, warafarin, was developed. With in the past year, this has been improved upon and most all of this type bait now being sold is of this new improved material. There are many trade names by which it is sold. It comes in the concentrated form for mixing yourself, or can be bought mixed with oatmeal, cornmeal or other grain. There is even a variety of flavors now as manufacturers use both grain and meat so ruts don't become tired of eating one menu! All feed storse, hardwares, and drug .stores carry one or more brands of these baits. They are easy to use by following Instructions. Stored Wheat Rates High Some Interesting information reached mv desk recently rel ative to the mothball fleet where wheat has been stored over 10 vcars. We thank Cliff Carlson of Archer-Daniels for supplying this information. In comparing loaded and un loaded grades, the report had to say, "None or tne stored wneat was down graded due to change in condition or deterrioratlon." This program extended from the loading of the first vessel on March 11, 1954 at Seattle, Wash ington until the last vessel was unloaded on October 2, 1J at Vancouver, Washington." Of the total amount In fleet at Olympia and Astoria, slightly over 39 million bushels carried the same grade throughout the storage. Almost lVa minion bushels Increased one numeric grade and the same amount de creased one numeric grade. The increase in unloading over load ing grade was due to increase in test weight while in storage while the loss In grade was due to change In standards during the storage, rather than in the condition of the wheat. The grain standards were changed on June 15, 1957. Each state grade certificate showing a down grading contained the following statement, "These meet the United States grade specifica tions which will be In effect on Juno 14, 1957 for number 1 Western White." Contrary to much public opin ion concerning the storage of this fleet in mothball ships, it evidentally worked out very sat isfactory. Of the almost 42 mil lion bushels loaded there was a total shortage of for the fleet storage program of 6,230 bushels or a percentage of 0.015. County 2nd in Bee Inspecting While bee keeping is not an Important Industry in Morrow county, It was interesting to see the State Department of Agri culture report on apiary inspec tions made the past year. Out of the 36 counties, two counties, Gilliam and Sherman had no bees Inspected. In the other 34 counties, Morrow was among six where there were no Infected apiaries. I was surprised to see that there were 16 different ap iaries inspected in the county with 213 colonies. Union had the largest number of colonies in spected with no infection, Mor row county was second. Inspec tions, which are to prevent the spread of bee diseases mainly American Foul brood and Euro pean Foul brood are financed by licensed foes paid by the bee keepers. Tree Order Blanks Arrive We have just received a supply of order blanks for forest trees for farm and woodland wind break planting for the 1904 season. Seedlings available for Eastern Oregon plantings are Douglas Fir, Pondorosa, Scotch, l.odgepole, Monterey, Austrian, Knolieone, ami Sugar Pine, Grand. White, and Shasta Fir; Port urtonl and Incense Cedar; 1:00 p. m. Hereford Ranch Uniform offering of Big, Rugged Beefy Dulls of de pendable quality, pasture raised. Frank Anderson Heppner, Oregon D. Van Blokland Has lop Score Ir 4-H Judging Dale Van Blokland took top honors at the 4-H livestock judg ing day held at Pine City on Saturday, November 16. He was closely followed by Maureen Do hertv and Tom Rawlins, reports Joe Hay, county extension agent. Van Blokland scored 546 points out of a possible MX); Maureen Doherty scored 537 points and Rawlins, 436. Other top scoring judges were David Hall, 532; Carol Rawlins, 487; Mike Partlow, 455; Sherri O'Brien, 450; Teresa Harshman. 436; Franell Walker, 433; and Patti Healy, 415. In addition to the judging, 4-H members were given experience in selecting livestock for their projects. They were asked to select the top four steers out of a group and give reasons for their selections. "Scores from two of three 4-H livestock judging events to be held in Morrow county this year will be used for selecting state fair and Pacific International Livestock Exposition judg i n g teams," Hay said. Livestock Club Plans Goals at Meetings A reorganization meeting for the Butter Creek Junction 4-H Livestock club was held October 22 at the Pine City schoolhouse. The meeting was called to order by outgoing president Mitch Ashbeck. Nomina t i o n s were open for new officers. Those elec ted were Patti Healy, president; Mitch Ashbeck, vice president; Sarah Witherrite, secre t a r y treasurer; Melvin Ashbeck, song and game leader, and Calvin Ashbeck, club reporter. Coming events for the year were discussed. Guests were Joe Hay, Charlie Daly, Bill Healy, Mrs. Carl Rhea and her daugh ter, Lori. We had our second meeting November 5. Melvin Ashbeck led the pledge to the flag and Shiela Luciani led the 4-H pledge. We checked our goals for the coming year. Melvin Ashbeck led us in a song, and refreshments wero served by Mrs. Weldon Wither rite. Calvin Ashbeck, reporter Sewing-8 4-H Club Has Two Meetings The Sewing-8 4-H club met October 28. We elected our of ficers. They are Nancy Campbell, president; June Ledbetter, vice president; Glenda Kay Van Winkle, secrtary; Mary Kay Hughes, news reporter, and Carol Hughes, song and game leader. We filled out our record books with our names, age, data of birth and years in sewing. We met again November 2, and named our club the Sewing-8. We talked about making favors for the hospital and the kind we would make. We meet the first Saturday of every month in the lunchroom. Mary Kay Hughes, reporter 3 Knitting Groups Make Up 4-H Club A meeting was held at the elementary school Tuesday, No vember 12, to organize a 4-H knitting club, under the leader ship of Mrs. Bill Genrty. The meeting was opened with the club pledge. We selected the name Blue Mountain Knitters for our club name. Our officers are Judy Gentry, president; Becky Fulleton, secretary and treasurer, Carolyn Bookman, re porter, and Lynn Key, song lead er. The cluh is divided into three groups. Mrs. Elsie Gibson will teach phase two of knitting; Mrs. Rachel Harnet and Mrs. Opal Cook will teach a beginner's class, or phase one. Sierra Redwood, Chinese Arbor vitae, Norway Spruce and Rocky Mt. Juniper in the Conifers, wiih Black Locust, Caragana, Chinese Kim, Russian Olive, and Honey Locust as Broadleaves. Anyone Interested should check at this office. Trees will not bo shippeJ prior to December 1. We recommend February 1 shipment as spring planted trees have been most successful in Morrow county. We would be glad to work with anyone plan ning a windbreak or woodland planting. Schedule Received For WSU Shortcourso A few davs ago we receivei a copy of the program for tin 12ih Washington State Univer sit v Stockmen's Shortcourso. 1 will be held at Pullman thi: year on December 9, 10, 11. am 11'. The program this year will al- n.'ititm nuin;nT,miMit :in,l nvirk- eting. Those attending can select from three different programs which will be carried on simul taneously. Professors, teachers, or lectur ers will be from various depait ments of Washington State Uni versity, including the Department of Animal Science ami Veteri narian Medicine, Experiment station, as we as troni com moreial livestock industries Universities in other states and ami Canada. For those who are inter. sled n further information, contact l.eland O. Strain. Conference Co ordinator, Room 102, Wilson Hall, w astnngton Nate University, Pullman. Livestock growers who nave attoiuiea this shortcourso Chats From Your Home Agent Thoughts Given to Turkey Dinner as Holiday Nears By ESTHER KIRMIS Thanksgiving plans are in the air. Let's visit about the tra ditional turkey and cranberries this week. You can buy frozen turkey al ready stuffed or without stuff ing, but there's a difference in the way you handle it. Virginia Weiser, OSU Nutrit ionist, tells you how. If you buy a frozen turkey, al ready stuffed, cook it without thawing. Before cooking, it's all right to let it stand overnight in the refrigerator, but not at room temperature. Once you do start roasting the turkey, con tinue until it is finished. Do not start it one day and finish it the next. If the frozen turkey is not stuffed, thaw it in its own wrap per, in the refrigerator. The thawing is more uniform than when thawed at room temper ature. A turkey of 10 to 20 pounds will take about two days to thaw in the refrigerator. Boneless Turkey Rolls When Charlie Fisher, OSU Poultryman, visited us last spring for chicken barbecueing, he told us about boneless turkey rolls which are taking new shape in Oregon. They are molded to resemble a whole turkey, and the darK and light meat tied separately. The dark meat is placed so that it resembles the turkey s legs and thighs. This year more than half mil lion pounds of boneless turkeys will go on sale in the Pacific Northwest. The Extension Service consum er tested the boneless turkey and helped the nrocessor keep records and yield weights and aided in solving other market ing problems. The USDA bulletin, "Turkey on the table the year Round" is available from the County Agent's office for ways to pre pare the bird. Cranberry Harvest Oregon homemakers will havo plenty of fresh, plump cran berries this season as more Ore gon berries are coming to mar ket this year than last. The crop is forecast at 45,600 barrels (100 pounds per barrel) which is con siderably greater than average.. Cranberry harvest in the east starts shortly after Labor Day, and the first berries reaching the west coast come from Massa chusetts. Harvesting in Oregon and Washington gets under way in late September or early Oc tober and may run through No vember, assuring fresh berries in good supply through De cember. , Most Oregon berries come from Coos county; but Clatsop, Curry, Tillamook, and Lane also have small acreages. Cranberries Year Around It is possible that fresh market sales of cranberries may be ex tended to an entire year. This could be the results of some '64 Wow how are the high-priced Hero are looks, luxury and comfort that you'd expect to sot you back plenty if they came from anybody but the people at Chevrolet. Fresh-minted styling with clean uncluttered lines that give the '64 Jet-smooth Chevrolet its feeling of new longtn ana lowness. Kien new interiors with supple fabrics. Foam-cushioned front i .. i . i i . i and rear seats and door-to-door carpeting now standard in all models, including the Ask about a SMILE-MILE Ride and the Chevrolet Song Book at your Chevrolet dealer's experiments now being done in Massachusetts by the Ocean Spray Cranberry Association. In this experiment cranberries are immersed in a water bath of 125 degrees F. for a short time. The idea is to wash away fungus that could develop and cause the fruit to rot. The fruit is then air cooled to 75 degrees F. It is planned to put some of the berries through the heat treatment again in February and March for shipment through Easter. About 1 of the season's harvest will be involved in the test. Results could mean fresh cranberries will be on the market nearly all year along. Selection Be sure to select plump, shiny smooth skinned berries, size, color, and shape will vary with variety, but if berries are plump and firm, bright colored and shiny, you'll know they are truiy fresh. Processing In addition to fresh cran berries now in season, shoppers find processed cranberry pro ducts on supermarket shelves the year around. Most popular items are canned whole and jellied cranberry sauce. Many enjoy bottled cranberry juice, a blend of cranberry juice, sugar, and water. Mixed with other juices or gingerale, this makes a re freshing drink. Served hot or cold, its ruby red color is par ticularly appropriate to the holi day season. Apple-cran berry sauce is an interesting combi nation usually found in the canned goods section of your supermarket. Shoppers may also find cranberry-orange relish m some frozen food department. Cranberries have Many Uses Growing in popularity cran berries are a wonderful accom paniment for all meats and poul try. The versatile tangy cran berry adds color and flavor tc dishes served at breakfast, lunch or dinner in muffins and breads, molded salads, pies and cakes, sherbets, jams and jellies, refreshing fruit drinks, and, of course, an infinite variety of relishes and sauces. Sewing-8 4-H Club Elects New Officers The Sewing-8 4-H club met Oc tober 28. We elected our officers. They are Nancy Campbell, presi dent, June Ledbetter, vice-president; Glenda Kay Van Winkle, secretary, Mary Kay Hughes, news reporter, and Carol Hughes, song and game leader. We filled out our record books with our names, age, date of birth and years in sewing. We met again November 2, and named our club the Sewing 8. We talked about making fav ors for the hospital and the kind we would make. We meet the first Saturday of every month in the lunchroom. Mary Kay Hughes, reporter Jet-smooth Luxury CHEVROLET Chevrolet Imvala i-Door Svorl Sedan r :MliiTi"1i ulleton Chevrolet Company ASCS Deadline Near on Naming Committeemen Farmers in Morrow county now have their annual oppor tunity to choose the best men available to serve as ASC com mitteemen. The elections of Ag ricultural Stabilization and Con servation (ASC) community and county committees are held once a year throughout the country, sometime between early Sep tember and December. In Mor row county, the community elec tions will be held by mail and ballots must be posted not later than November 29. By helping select the most able, energetic, and forward looking farmers for committee men, farmers themselves take a major step to assure good ser vice to . themselves and their neighbors, and sound admini stration of ASCS farm programs in the community and county. All farmers who either par ticipate or are eligible to par ticipate in any of the programs administered by the farmer committeemen are eligible to cast ballots in the community elections. After the community farmer committees are elected, their chairmen kpi-vp as Helpcntps tn a county convention, where the B&u county committee ot three regular members is chosen on December 9. Since the county and commun ity committees are responsible for the local administration of many national farm programs, it's important that capable men be selected. The committees make local program decisions, and county office staff do the necessary detailed administra tive work. The offices maintain ed by the county committees are the farmers' local contact for business connected with program participation. We Are The Authorized Dealer For The GOOLEY HARROW We also have two good used GOOLEYS for sale NOW is the time to overhaul your tractor and equipment for the coming season. BE READY. See Us For An Estimate All Work Guaranteed PADBERG MACHINERY CO. Ph. 989-8145 ALLIS -CHALMERS cars going to explain this J modestly priced Biscaynes. And, of course, the nicefe of Body by Fisher craftsmanship. You've got a wealth of power to pick from engines from a peppery 140-hp 6 to a 425-hp V8! And you've got the '64 Jet-smooth ride to cushion you from road noise ana viDration. Been promising yourself luxury like this someday? Your someday is here, as your dealer will gladly show you. oP,ici u Woodworkers Meet "Boardman Builders" 4-H club answered roll call at Its last meeting by giving a name of one part of the saw or hammer. We studied about different kinds of nails and saws, then worked on sawing a board in a straight line. We will cut out bread boards this week and bring them to our next meeting. The only tools we will use are a saw and square. Ronald Banzer joined our club. Ronald Baker, reporter Club Makes Halters On November 12 the lone Live stock club met at the home of Herbert Ekstrom, Jr. at 7:00 p.m. We decided on goals we were to have for the year. Our leader, Herbert Ekstrom, showed us how to make a rope halter. Each member made a rope halter. Ronnie Palmateer joined our club. Visitors were Ted Palm ateer, Don Peterson, Art Warren, Michael and Marilyn Warren, and John Proudfoot. Earl Pettyjohn, reporter See Demonstration On November 5 the Ruralettcs 4-H club met at the home of Julie Zinter. Roll call was an swered by each one telling something we had learned about buying cotton material. We each gave a short demonstration, then our leader, Mrs. Roland Bergstrom, and Shauna Berg strom gave a team demonstra tion on shrinking material. For refreshments, Julie served chocolate ice cream and cookies, then we played games. Mary McElligott and Julie Zinter, reporters WHITE SPACE IN ADVERTISING IS A GOOD INVESTMENT Lexington, Ore. MASSEY FERGUSON in the past have been verv plimontary of this event. com- Heppner, Oregon
